Mkhitaryan named 2016 Footballer of Year

Armenian football star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been named the national team’s Footballer of the Year.

The Manchester United midfielder won the title based on the results of a voting conducted by the Football Federation of Armenia, presidents of the Premier League teams, head coaches, forwards and representatives of the media.

Gevorg Gazaryan and Marcos Pizzelli come in the second and third on the ranking.